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Summer 2013 Anime |10th Dimensional OT| the first ignoble truth: all of life is anime
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You didn't even think it was interesting? Even from the first episode I thought the presentation of three "factions" showed lots of promise for interesting developments, and that was just one element out of many of the enjoyable parts of the episode.
Nope, it didn't seem interesting to me, kinda boring even. Don't see promise either. But I won't judge just by one episode, will watch some more.
Might have to check this out. Looks great.
Dat Shinji Kimura
Yeah, this looks and sounds pretty great. I'm definitely gonna have to get around to the TV series sooner than later.
Maximilian Kolbe
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Jun Sadogawa(author of Muteki Kanban Musume) was passed away
RIP
http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/0813/TKY201308130275.html
RIP
http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/0813/TKY201308130275.html
Sword art Online 8/9
ep 8 was cute. Ep 9 was cool in the end, but largely stupid. Why are they
I'm also incredibly disappointed at just how badly the fight scenes have been directed.
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That Ao no Exorcist environmental art may be the best I've ever seen in an anime, outside of maybe something Shinkai, and even then, I love the gritty aesthetic way more. Probably worth watching the film just for that.
ep 8 was cute. Ep 9 was cool in the end, but largely stupid. Why are they
reducing Asuna to some damsel in distress waifu? She can't quit her own guild or tell that stalker bodygaurd to fuck off herself? C'mon now
I'm also incredibly disappointed at just how badly the fight scenes have been directed.
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That Ao no Exorcist environmental art may be the best I've ever seen in an anime, outside of maybe something Shinkai, and even then, I love the gritty aesthetic way more. Probably worth watching the film just for that.
Male power fantasy stuff. It's a lost opportunity for a good partner dynamic in order to keep elevating Kirito as this badass hero.
Nothing1016
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Eiken 1&2
My eye balls. My eye balls! They hurt. they hurt so so bad. Never again. Watamote please clear my eyes of this absolutely vile experience.
My eye balls. My eye balls! They hurt. they hurt so so bad. Never again. Watamote please clear my eyes of this absolutely vile experience.
DeadRockstar
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Yup, and unfortunately, it only embodies that more as time goes on.
I agree about the action directing as well. I was hoping that I would at least enjoy that while everything else fell apart, but I don't remember being impressed with a single fight. Redeeming features are few and far between with SAO.
These were my primary complaints for those sections of the show, too. I was pretty let down about that whole
Asuna can't leave her guild without a man's say so
Theonik
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It's also not yet translated. I was lied to!
Sick burn.
You mistake.
Hating on synth? Seriously? Fuck that noise.
Damn, I've been meaning to check out Muteki Kanban Musume for a while now too. RIP
Every single time
I think I can compensate for the lateness on congratulating DTL making it early for Grzi, right?
Happy Birthday to both Dedication Through Light & Grzi!
Nice clarification, exactly what we needed to know.
And here I thought the packed showing events in theater (precisely at Shinjuku Wald 9 as well) for animemirai, or the expectation at individual Machi☆Asobi talks (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=57063518&postcount=7689) would have suffice to create a minimal or baseline 'on-site' following greater than that. Oh, well...
I'm sure they'll learn on this matters from the masters of content promotion at Aniplex Inc., yeah... they've well started mentioning a premiere event through inscription more than a month away (http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/special/event.html), and touted by others means than twitter too!
Regulus Tera
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This would make a very interesting Sailor Moon 2014 episode.
As you mention Japan's time... did you mean the international or the domestic pre-orders? Because those domestic ones has been up since nearly two weeks ago, just so you know:
『リトルウィッチアカデミア』ブルーレイ
http://goodsmile.ecq.sc/tribrdjp00001.html
Although, yeah... the international ones just opened, as posted here by Articalys:
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One would think that after the 'Rozen Asō' incident it wouldn't be so under-the-radar! Of course the ex-Prime Minister gained 'ota' fame also nets him some... cool, presents...
A ploy to beat Sazae-san on her own turf!
I wonder which ones Cédric Hérole worked on... because it seems he can't show us now after closing his personal blog and other accounts. :-(
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
One week vs Four weeks
If consumers really wanted it, they would sell a majority within 1st week. Anything after that are casual buyers.
Well, Asuna's biggest "character flaw" (if you can call it that) is her excessively strong sense of duty. She has a tendency to consider what she "should" be doing in order to not let down the people around her before even thinking about what she actually wants to do. Heck, for about a year she focused single-mindedly on working towards the completion of the game to the exclusion of all else, because that was the only thing she felt she could do that was worthwhile. Kirito snapped her out of that attitude somewhat when he convinced her to lighten up and take a break for once, at the beginning of Episode 5, but the tendency remains.
With that in mind, it's easy to see why Asuna doesn't
get rid of Kuradeel herself
leave the guild without Heathcliff's permission
While she personally may not appreciate Kuradeel's insistence on guarding her wherever she goes, she feels a lot of pressure as one of the KoB's leading members who all of Aincrad looks up to, and she can't argue with Kuradeel's logic that someone so important to the guild should be carefully protected.
Similarly,
when she decides to leave the guild and form a party with Kirito, she feels pretty guilty about her decision, since it means both up and abandoning the only "family" she's had in Aincrad for the past couple of years - people who she feels she owes a lot - and also abandoning her "duty" to all the SAO players in general to devote her strength to clearing the game. I'm sure she could just up and leave without Heathcliff's permission if she wanted, but she feels a strong sense of duty towards him and to the guild, and at least wants to at least leave on good terms, particularly since it's not like she's planning on leaving permanently.
And in the end, it's Heathcliff who
forces Asuna into a sort of "damsel in distress" role, by naming a battle with Kirito as his condition for her leaving. Which he does not because he doesn't think Asuna is strong enough - indeed, her strength is the main reason he doesn't want her to leave the guild in the first place - but because Kirito's dual-sword ability is the talk of Aincrad at this point; Heathcliff is intrigued by Kirito's strength and wants an opportunity to face him first-hand, and hopefully make an ally of him as well.
I'm not sure what you're responding to here. The joke is that Maou's 1st week "beat" Shingeki's 4th week. Lol.
gashikunFLCL
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It's the plot of one of the stories:
there are bad rumors about Hazuki on the secret site of her school.
What you'd say after Silver Spoon's anime flopping?
I missed this part. That's good to hear.
Theonik
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That Silver Spoon isn't popular enough obviously!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I don't ever see Space Brothers high in the sales charts, and that's pretty goddamn popular.
Theonik
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Nowhere near Shingeki popular.
I thought we already knew this based off of SAO.
SAO as LN wasn't that popular before adaptation.
He suicided by hanging from a tree in a park? WHAT THE FUCK?
Heh, Space Brothers still was the 4th highest selling series in 2012.
Turin Turambar
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I didn't write anything about the episodes of the past weekend, except Uchouten.
Gatchaman Crowds - 6
While the action seems to be postponed a bit more, there was a very interesting dialog, almost a monologue, of Rui in the roof, talking with the leader of the crowds. It was almost the core conflict of the series, his motivation and his ideals, and how it clashes with reality (even he has done some impressive strides, the galax system). In fact it's one of my favorite aspects, how it's not something fully unrealistic, you can imagine the Galax system being used for a more horizontal society, using e-democracy with a mix of meritocracy and technocracy as government.
You can notice the disagreement with his own crowds will be key later.
In a way the real main character of the series is Rui, with Hajime being more a wild card that will change the course of fate.
Well, next episode will be the first time both sides will clash.
Shingeki no Kyojin - 18
Another good episode, while it has some problems with the repetition in some scenes, overall the episode is a success, you can feel the tension and the worry of a powerful, dangerous opponent who is overpowering the humans and they can't do anything against it, recovering the feeling of hopelessness of the first episodes with only some brink of hope, maybe. The final scene was priceless, with Eren noticing that no, the veterans really don't know what to do and there is no secret plan in their sleeves, and the female Titan is closing more and more, breaking trees in her sprint, underlining the difference in power.
Hunter x Hunter - 92
I know the scene perfectly from the manga, but still, I kind of got emotional, it was a well directed, well written scene.
Servant Service 6
A few decent funny moments, but overall not a good episode. For now the series is being mixed, half good, half meh.
Silver Spoon 5
I think this is the first episode I liked it positively!
Gatchaman Crowds - 6
While the action seems to be postponed a bit more, there was a very interesting dialog, almost a monologue, of Rui in the roof, talking with the leader of the crowds. It was almost the core conflict of the series, his motivation and his ideals, and how it clashes with reality (even he has done some impressive strides, the galax system). In fact it's one of my favorite aspects, how it's not something fully unrealistic, you can imagine the Galax system being used for a more horizontal society, using e-democracy with a mix of meritocracy and technocracy as government.
You can notice the disagreement with his own crowds will be key later.
In a way the real main character of the series is Rui, with Hajime being more a wild card that will change the course of fate.
Well, next episode will be the first time both sides will clash.
Shingeki no Kyojin - 18
Another good episode, while it has some problems with the repetition in some scenes, overall the episode is a success, you can feel the tension and the worry of a powerful, dangerous opponent who is overpowering the humans and they can't do anything against it, recovering the feeling of hopelessness of the first episodes with only some brink of hope, maybe. The final scene was priceless, with Eren noticing that no, the veterans really don't know what to do and there is no secret plan in their sleeves, and the female Titan is closing more and more, breaking trees in her sprint, underlining the difference in power.
Hunter x Hunter - 92
I know the scene perfectly from the manga, but still, I kind of got emotional, it was a well directed, well written scene.
The moment the queen speaks before dying, and what she asks is... if his son born well and sane (nevermind he killed her doing it!). Powerful.
Servant Service 6
A few decent funny moments, but overall not a good episode. For now the series is being mixed, half good, half meh.
Silver Spoon 5
I think this is the first episode I liked it positively!
R_thanatos
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SAO's LN wasn't that popular? Is that what you meant to type? If so.... lol, i'm pretty sure that's not the case.
Not sure what you mean... Terrible taste? rly?
Titans are good, may be not very good, but good. I'm still at episode 10 though.
or is it some kind of reverse sarcasm?
R_thanatos
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Well it was popular ( it spawned dozen of web side stories and web alternate endings from various people ) and it got lots of awards. i mean isn't the first book a sucess only by word of mouth ?
BUt i think that the sales are higher and steady since the anime aired.
I was popular before , it's even more popular now.
chickdigger802
Banned
curious who SAO sells to the most in terms of gender age.
feels like a book that the female population would latch onto more.
feels like a book that the female population would latch onto more.
What to "lol" about?
SAO's LN hovering around 40k per volume or so before adaptation IIRC
For comparison LN that already got anime and explode can sell around 70k-200k+
Certainly not something that mass already know before becoming hit.
The manga is great (the anime isn't imo but that's another issue).
Turin Turambar
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Maybe the anime is popular because is good? Basically it's the same as the manga but with refined art style.
It's way more over-dramatic and cheesy than the manga.
The manga already cheesy from beginning.
uhm "great", you can't even recognize the characters with that drawing. some guys just died 4-5 times when I was reading it.
for the rest, it's nothing special at all.
I'm not denying that LN sales explode after the anime. However, to deny that SAO wasn't popular prior to animation is a discrediting its popularity.
40k mark pre anime was more like Accel World, SAO was more popular than as it is now.
Vol 9 pre anime
*1, 66,561 *66,561 Sword Art Online vol.9
Vol 10 which came out the week that ep 1 aired.
*1, 109,231 109,231 Sword Art Online Vol. 10
Unknown to big time is more DRR and Baka Test, they went from like 30k to 300k, while SAO was probably doing 100k a volume since it opened up with nearly 70k week 1. And remember there was always the web version of SAO to read as well.
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